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#1

Why is this code not working?

def username_generator(first_name, last_name):
  for index in range(len(first_name)):
    for index2 in range(len(last_name)):
      if index > 2 and index2 > 3:
        username = first_name[:3] + last_name[:4]
        return username
      elif index <= 2:
        username = first_name + last_name[:4]
        return username

im getting

“Expected the name Mimiko Watanabe to produce the username MimWata, instead got MimikoWat”

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#3

Ok, I just edited it. Will keep in mind

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#4

Not sure you need a nested list. There should be only two steps to arrive at a username.

first

will be first_name if its length is less than 4, else it will be the first three letters of the name.

last

will be last_name if its length is less than 5, else it will be the first four letters of that name.

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#5

Yeah I guess me using a loop was the problem.

I redid it with this code and I finally solved it:

def username_generator(first_name, last_name):
  if len(first_name) > 3 and len(last_name) > 4:
    username = first_name[:3] + last_name[:4]
    return username
  if len(first_name) <= 3:
    username = first_name + last_name[:4]
    return username
#6

And if the last name is short, with a long first name?

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#7

Yeah I was going to add that but it accepted this. I’m not even sure why my first one didn’t even work or why this worked but it did.